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Buckinghamshire v Hertfordshire
Minor Counties Championship 1903
VenueWendover Road, Aylesbury on 19th, 20th August 1903 (2-day match)
Balls per over6
TossHertfordshire won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
PointsBuckinghamshire 0; Hertfordshire 1
UmpiresAG Eldridge, R Rogers
Close of play day 1Buckinghamshire (2) 21/4 (Gresson 6*, Nash 4*)
Hertfordshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
AJ Goldingc Bird b Wright6     
+EH Walesst Cobb b Page8     
*HJ Hillb Page10     
HE Whiteb Wright8     
EJ Metcalfec Edmunds b Page4     
H Williamsc Page b Wright0     
CT Ruddc Bird b Page11     
GJ Willansc Holbrooke b Wright0     
WE Colemanc Gresson b Wright11     
ER Hardingb Page2     
WJ Ruddnot out1     
Extras0
Total(all out, 35.5 overs)61
Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-22, 3-25, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-39, 8-58, 9-60, 10-61 (35.5 ov)
Buckinghamshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Wright18   9265--
Page17.57355--
Buckinghamshire first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
CRH Gressonb Harding8     
EC Hobbsb White1     
FN Birdb White0     
*PJ de Paravicinib White0     
+CE Cobbc Metcalfe b Harding5     
MW Wrightb White0     
T Staceyc White b Harding4     
CC Edmundsc and b Harding0     
SWB Holbrookeb Harding0     
H Pageb White0     
G Nashnot out0     
Extras(2 b)2
Total(all out, 16 overs)20
Fall of wickets:
1-9, 2-9, 3-9, 4-13, 5-?, 6-16, 7-17, 8-20, 9-20, 10-20 (16 ov)
Hertfordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
White8   4135--
Harding8   655--
Hertfordshire second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
+EH Walesb Wright2     
AJ Goldingc Holbrooke b Page9     
*HJ Hillc Page b Nash31     
HE Whitelbw b Wright12     
EJ Metcalfec Page b Nash3     
H Williamsc Stacey b Wright0     
CT Ruddc sub (GH Kentish) b Nash2     
GJ Willansst +Hobbs b Nash3     
WE Colemannot out6     
ER Hardingb Wright7     
WJ Ruddb Wright0     
Extras(5 b)5
Total(all out, 29 overs)80
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-21, 3-55, 4-58, 5-58, 6-60, 7-66, 8-?, 9-80, 10-80 (29 ov)
Buckinghamshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Wright15   6255--
Page8   0321--
Nash6   1184--
Buckinghamshire second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
CRH Gressonnot out6     
EC Hobbsc Wales b Harding0     
SWB Holbrookeb White0     
H Pageb White0     
*PJ de Paravicinic White b Harding10     
G Nashnot out4     
FN Birddid not bat      
+CE Cobbdid not bat      
MW Wrightdid not bat      
T Staceydid not bat      
CC Edmundsdid not bat      
Extras(1 b)1
Total(4 wickets, 8 overs)21
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-16
Hertfordshire bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
White4   1182--
Harding4   222--
Notes
--> There was no play on the final day.
--> H Williams made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GJ Willans made his debut in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> HJ Hill made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> EJ Metcalfe made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> GJ Willans made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> CE Cobb made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> G Nash made his last appearance in Minor Counties Championship matches
--> ER Harding achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Buckinghamshire first innings (previous best was 0-22)
--> ER Harding achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Minor Counties Championship matches in the Buckinghamshire first innings
This card comes from the Minor Counties Research Project - research is continuing on this scorecard which can be expected to change.
This return match, which was played for Nash's benefit, was drawn with rain preventing any play on the second day. The game between the two sides at St Albans in July had also been drawn. 34 wickets fell on the first day, and Buckinghamshire needed 122 runs in their second innings to win and had already lost 4 batsmen for 21 runs. Buckinghamshire's first innings total of 20 was the lowest total yet for a completed innings in the Championship, being lower than the 22 runs scored by Bedfordshire v Oxfordshire at Oxford in 1901. For the home team, Wright took 10 wickets in the match for 51 runs. Cobb became ill on the first day and in the Hertfordshire second innings Hobbs kept wicket and Kentish fielded as substitute and caught C T Rudd. During the match three batsmen were dismissed without scoring in either innings and in the home side's first innings six batsmen were dismissed without scoring. [The bowling analyses for White and Harding in the Buckinghamshire second innings have not been found in any of the sources listed and have been derived from the averages in Wisden, which also includes two friendly matches against the MCC.]
[Missing: Part fall of wickets; in Buckinghamshire second innings bowling to check derived analyses listed.]
Sources: Bucks Advertiser 22 August; Bucks Herald 22 August; South Bucks Free Press 21 August; South Bucks Standard 21 August; Herts Advertiser 22 August; Hertfordshire Express 22 August; Watford Observer 22 August; The Sportsman 20,21 August.